The Dark

Lying on my bed
In the dark
I have no fear
For I welcome
The dark
The black velvet
Envelopes me
Cocoons me
Soothes me
No ghosts, demons
Nor banshees’
In the still of the night
Permeate my darkness
For I’m not religious
I came from the dark
And I will leave
In the dark.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Smith Avatar
November 1, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Your poem alludes to, makes me think of, Archibald MacLeish's poem; 'The End of the World.' Well writ.
Madden Avatar
November 1, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Thanks
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